War
Details
Event title
Palestinian Territory - Israel destroys Hezbollah tunnel network in south Lebanon, triggering 4.1-magnitude tremor
Source
Main event
Event date (UTC)
2026-09-11 05:10:07
Last update (UTC)
2026-09-13 13:28:01
Severity
High
Area range
Multiple countries wide event
Address/Affected area(s)
Israel, Gaza Strip and Lebanon
Israel said Thursday it demolished key tunnels built by the Iran-backed Hezbollah group beneath the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, with a 4.1 magnitude tremor recorded in the area.
"This is strategic terrorist infrastructure that was built over two decades, with Iranian funding and planning," said a joint statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz.
The destruction "completes the achievement of operational control over the Ali al-Taher ridge -- above and below ground", the statement added.The United States Geological Survey meanwhile reported a 4.1 magnitude tremor in the area, after Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported that Israel carried out a "massive explosion" on the Ali al-Taher ridge in the Nabatieh region, "causing tremors and a powerful rumble".AFP journalists in south Lebanon also said they heard "huge explosions" on Thursday evening."We were sitting there and everything shook," Joelle Fares, who recently moved to Majayoun, told AFP.